Monrovia vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Monrovia	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$536	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1276	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$228	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$382	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.4	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$118	$733
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	21	85
😀 Quality of life	27	71
🏙️ Population	1.02M	9.07M

The cost of living in Monrovia is 3% less expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 8410th and 8245th ($536 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st in Liberia and China, respectively. Check Liberia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Monrovia compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Monrovia ranked 1st best city to live in Liberia vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 8877th and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Monrovia vs Shenyang

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	Monrovia	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.88	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.71%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1537	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$944	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.09	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.73	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.32	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.4	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.28	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.2	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.26	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$27	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.4	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$86.3	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3157	$24707

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Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$502
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1281
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1283
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$503
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1347
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$999
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1021
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1067
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$999
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1083
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1123
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1099
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$508
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1057
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1057
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1224
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$872
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$514
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1066
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$895
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$506
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1044
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$506
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$506
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$598
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$631
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$541

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501